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New Brunswick health officials say there are five cases of measles in Sussex.
On Tuesday officials had said there were three confirmed infections and five probable cases in the area.
The first case in Sussex was reported a week ago, involving a person who travelled to the area from another province between June 22nd and June 23rd.
Doctor Kimberley Barker, regional medical officer of health for Sussex, said on Tuesday there could be more infected people in the area, including those with symptoms who are staying home and not seeking medical care.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-MMIGW-Support)Â
Nova Scotia says it will provide more funding to support families of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
The government announced it will spend 2.2-million-dollars over the next five years to fund several services through provincial Victim Services.
Justice Minister Becky Druhan says the funding will provide supports that will help families access justice and move toward healing.
The government says the money represents an increase of almost 800-thousand dollars from the previous five-year-agreement. (The Canadian Press)
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(Actor-Role)
A rising star with strong ties to Newfoundland and Labrador has landed one of the most iconic roles in video game history.
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, best known as the lead actor in the T-V series Son of a Critch, has been officially cast as Link in the upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda movie from Nintendo and Sony Pictures.
The Wes Ball directed movie is in pre-production with a release expected in 2027.
Ainsworth plays a young Mark Critch in the hit T-V series, which is filmed in St. John’s and based on Critch’s memoir.
(VOCM)
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NS-Policing-Review)
Municipal police chiefs in Nova Scotia are questioning the provincial government’s plan to expand the services of the R-C-M-P as part of a push to restructure and modernize policing in the province.
Ryan Leil — chief of the New Glasgow Regional Police — says the existing model is working for the 10 municipalities in the province that have their own police force.
A report by Deloitte released last month examined the structure of policing in Nova Scotia and recommended that a provincial force be created to better serve the public.
However, the provincial government has opted to expand the R-C-M-P’s coverage as the provincial police force instead of creating a service similar to the provincial forces in Ontario and Quebec.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Wildfire)
Wind changes have been causing problems fighting a wildfire over a wildfire on Newfoundland and Labrador’s Bonavista Peninsula.
The province’s forest fire duty officer says yesterday the water bombers were grounded due to the winds creating more smoke and less visibility.
Mark Lawler says the fire in a wooded area near Jamestown is about the same size as on Tuesday, covering a 12-square kilometre area.
Lawler says there is still no precise estimate on how many structures have been destroyed but confirmed there have been some cabins that have burned in the area.
(The Canadian Press)
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